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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • March 13, 2015
Bonefish Grill serves up new president

Greg Scarlett was involved with restaurant chain almost from the beginning, working with original founders.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 16, 2015
Sarasota Memorial and FSU aim to spear doc shortage

Internal medicine resident program could start taking applications in 2016.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • April 24, 2015
Entrepreneur searches for a new niche

Sarasota entrepreneur Jesse Biter has started two successful niche businesses in the auto industry, including one in sales-related software that grew to $16 million in revenues.

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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 20, 2024
$143M accounting firm names Florida regional director

Atticus Frank has not just skills and expertise but also strong community ties, the principal of HBK Valuation, Litigation and Forensics says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 24, 2024
Heavy machinery rental giant expands into Bradenton

A $1 billion company with more than 130 locations for renting heavy equipment around the country is now in Manatee County.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • August 27, 2024
National hospital giant promotes Manatee exec to new CEO post

Andy Guz had been CEO at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center for eight years.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • December 18, 2024
Bradenton Area EDC adds, promotes staff

The Bradenton Area Economic Development Corporation made staffing changes its leader says are "future-proofing" the agency heading into 2025.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • January 16, 2025
Sarasota chamber names former city manager to leadership post

Marlon Brown will become the director of government affairs for the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 8, 2025
Noted Lakewood Ranch office building listed for sale

A nearly 30,000-square-foot office building on a 5-acre Lakewood Ranch site is pitched as a potential corporate headquarters for a new owner.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Louis Llovio |
  • February 10, 2025
Clearwater manufacturer completes $2.2 million expansion

Florida Seating, the restaurant furniture manufacturer and supplier now has nearly 200,000 square feet of space in Pinellas County.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • April 26, 2025
Sarasota fertility company changes name, ticker symbol

The name change for INVO Fertility comes as the company separates its divisions.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Laura Lyon |
  • May 2, 2025
Paris manufacturer with Tampa subsidiary raises $39M in funding

SafeHeal, a medical device company, received financing from investor Solar Eclipse, new investors Gideon Strategic Partners and M&L Healthcare, part of M&L Group and returning investors Sofinnova Partners.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • January 3, 2024
Restaurant giant Bloomin' Brands adds two new board members

Bloomin' Brands appointed two new board members, and both have ties to Starboard Value, the activist fund that owns almost 10% of the Tampa-based restaurant giant.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 2, 2024
$40M private aviation facility breaks ground at SRQ

Sheltair is building a terminal and hangars at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • December 19, 2023
Report: 11 prospective renters compete for each vacant unit in Tampa

Recent apartment rental statistics show a more stable, competitive market for Tampa rentals in 2023 compared to 2022, owing much to recently completed apartment units.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • October 20, 2023
Sarasota-Bradenton airport CEO wins top aviation award

Rick Piccolo is the CEO of the Sarasota-Manatee International Airport.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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  • By Jim Stinson |
  • November 19, 2023
$3.9 billion trust company names a Fort Myers office president

The Sanibel Captiva Trust Co. says it has made Megan Marquardt its president of the company's new Bell Tower office.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • June 2, 2025
Fifth Third Bank names president for region that includes Tampa Bay, Sarasota

The bank has announced a new leader for the North Florida region.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Anastasia Dawson |
  • August 7, 2025
Tampa Bay Buccaneers partner with window manufacturer

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kicked off their 2025 season Wednesday by announcing their new partnership with Sarasota County's PGT Custom Windows and Doors.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 12, 2024
SRQ airport surpasses 4.3 million passengers, up 215% since 2018

The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport has had "record-breaking growth" over the past five years, SRQ President and CEO Rick Piccolo says.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
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